Population Services International,Country Representative Jobs in Tanzania

Closing date: 07 Apr 2016

Job title PSI Tanzania Country
Representative (CR)
Department
East Africa
Based in Dar es
Salaam, Tanzania Reports to the EA Regional Director **
Who we are We’re
Population Services International (PSI), the world’s leading non-profit social
marketing organization. We work to make it easier for people in the developing
world to lead healthier li
ves and plan the families they desire by marketing
affordable products and services that range from mosquito nets to
contraceptives to HIV testing.
There are over
9,000 “PSI’ers” around the world. It’s a diverse group of entrepreneurs and professionals
with an unusually wide range of backgrounds – from the medical industry to the
music business – all with unique skills we bring to the job.
**Join us!
With support from the government of Tanzania and international donors such as
USAID, DFID, Global Fund, KfW and private foundations, PSI has worked in
Tanzania for almost 23 years. Since 1993, we have implemented social marketing
and social franchising programs with behavior change communication to deliver
prevention and treatment products and services across a wide range of health
areas including Family Planning and Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS, malaria and
child survival, and water-borne diseases. PSI is currently the 2nd
principal recipient for Global Fund. The program is one of PSI’s top DALY and
CYP performer with over 1.7 million DALYS and CYPs annually and an annual
budget of over $25 million.
We are looking for an
experienced and dynamic Country Representative based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
to manage a large, diverse and high performing platform. The program has over
200 staff, with a solid donor base and is well positioned for further growth.
The CR oversees social marketing and social franchising activities with a
network of over 250 private sector clinics. Efforts to improve cost recovery of
its products and services, is a strategic priority. All programs are reviewed
and analyzed through a Total Market Approach lens to identify and address
market failures. The user centered design approach forms an integral part of
developing interventions that especially impact adolescents, women and children
in Tanzania. You will introduce PSI to new partners especially in the
commercial sector and strengthen relationships with existing ones. You will
serve as PSI-Tanzania’s biggest advocate for private sector approaches to
public health challenges.
Sound like you?
Read on. Your contribution
You will
be responsible for the overall development, management (financial,
administrative, and programmatic), and representation of PSI’s activities in
Tanzania. You will:
Build
Institutional Strength

Foster
the institutional development of PSI Tanzania through strategic planning,
program development, financial sustainability, strengthening the Board of
Trustees and maintaining strong connections to the PSI Network;
Fundraise
for existing and new activities and expansion of the health program’s
portfolio;
Maintain
and foster external relations with strategic partners such as government
institutions and donors such as Global Fund, KfW, DFID, USAID, and private
foundations;

Lead program
planning and execution

Provide
quality and timely management oversight of all current donor projects
including meeting programmatic and financial deliverables;
Develop
and steward annual and specific project budgets consistent with both
organizational and donor requirements.
Meet
financial and other reporting requirements as required by donors and
PSI/Washington;
Oversee
Total Market Approaches for all the health areas to identify and resolve
market failures that prevent attainment of health impact;
Monitor
development and implementation of marketing and annual work plans, and
serve as the catalyst for the creation of new health products and
services;
Develop
innovative distribution systems and/or maintain the existing ones at a
high level of effectiveness;
Track
sales and distribution figures as well as the performance of the sub
recipients including the distribution network;
Supervise
evidence-based research activities to support social marketing and
franchising decision making in order to evaluate and measure program
effectiveness and to maximize health impact;

Manage
talent

Oversee
a vibrant and diverse team of technical and marketing staff, building
local technical, management and leadership capacity;
Guide
operations in 4 zonal and 11 regional offices with a purpose of building
depth in the capacity of national technical, administrative, sales and
marketing professionals. This includes recruitment, development, training,
and supervision;
Develop
and maintain systems that ensure the safety and security of the team and
PSI assets in all aspects of its work according to best practices, PSI
operating standards, and field realities. Liaise with the Global Security
Department and Regional Director on crucial events, high-risk periods,
incident reporting and security policy changes;
Develop
and enforce field office administrative policies. Promote and demonstrate
an ethical environment in line with PSI’s values of honesty and acting
with integrity. Support the application of appropriate internal controls
to protect PSI’s assets.

What are we
looking for?

You
have at least 15 years of experience managing people, budgets and public
health programs.
You
have an MBA, MPH, MD or other relevant degree.
You
have lived and worked in a developing country preferably in Africa.
You
have experience managing a diverse and high performing team.
You are
passionate about using evidence for decision-making.
You
have experience working with the private sector
You
have experience and are passionate in building local technical, management
and leadership capacity.
You are
fluent in English.
You
have significant demonstrated fundraising, personnel and financial
management experience.
You
have significant demonstrated experience in management of programs in the
health sector.
References
will be required.

What would
get us excited?

Experienced
and dynamic leader.
You have led at executive level a team of very talented and technically strong
staff in a developing country and have a passion for making health markets work
more efficiently for more sustainable health impact. You have worked with and
managed Global Fund, KfW, DfID performance based contracts and USAID projects.
You have experience working with a very diverse group of donors, international
staff and national team to get results.
Capacity
Builder: You have experience in building institution, local
technical, management and leadership capacity.
Natural
fundraiser. You have experience identifying business
opportunities for health or securing funds from donors like DFID, KfW, USAID,
or Global Fund.
Collaborative
manager. You are able to inspire a shared vision for the PSI
Tanzania staff. You have successfully helped your staff learn, grow, and thrive
in their work.
Relationship
Builder. You have experience working with Ministries of Health,
health care companies, or global health donors. You are able to identify new
donors and partners for programs. You are able to spot trends and keep the PSI
global headquarters informed about health needs and opportunities in Tanzania.
You are diplomatic in cooling down emotionally charged environments.
A Strategist
and an innovator. You are creative, innovative and a strategic
thinker. You are interested in exploring opportunities for social enterprises
in Tanzania. You have a strong interest in health-sector approaches to
development and a proven ability to produce results.
STATUS

Exempt
Level 5

PSI is an Equal
Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals
regardless of actual or perceived race, religion, color, sex, age, national
origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, personal appearance,
matriculation, political affiliation, family status or responsibilities, gender
identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions or
breastfeeding, genetic information, amnesty, veteran, special disabled veteran
or uniform service member status or employment status.

Job
Requirements

What are we
looking for?

You
have at least 15 years of experience managing people, budgets and public
health programs.
You
have an MBA, MPH, MD or other relevant degree.
You
have lived and worked in a developing country preferably in Africa.
You
have experience managing a diverse and high performing team.
You are
passionate about using evidence for decision-making.
You
have experience working with the private sector
You
have experience and are passionate in building local technical, management
and leadership capacity.
You are
fluent in English.
You
have significant demonstrated fundraising, personnel and financial
management experience.
You
have significant demonstrated experience in management of programs in the
health sector.
References
will be required.